Paul Schmelzer
@schmelzer.bsky.social
Writer, editor, citizen.
Longfellow, Minneapolis
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Longfellow, Minneapolis
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The surge of DHS agents into Minnesota has done tremendous harm to the people of Minnesota, and I urge those who have personally experienced or directly witnessed that harm to share their stories with my office.
To submit a report, visit: ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Action/
To submit a report, visit: ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Action/
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The surge of DHS agents into Minnesota has done tremendous harm to the people of Minnesota, and I urge those who have personally experienced or directly witnessed that harm to share their stories with my office.
To submit a report, visit: ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Action/
To submit a report, visit: ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Action/
This is pretty much everyone I know these days.
Posts from Minneapolis residents read like they'll be read in voiceover in a Ken Burns-like doc one day
January 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
This is pretty much everyone I know these days.
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This could all lead to a worse outcome, but I desperately want to see the evidence photo of the snow shovel. Straight handle? Curved for back protection? Pusher shovel or lifter?
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM
This could all lead to a worse outcome, but I desperately want to see the evidence photo of the snow shovel. Straight handle? Curved for back protection? Pusher shovel or lifter?
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NYTimes has truly outdone itself with this latest in its "ask white guys in diner" genre. Thank goodness we get a perspective on what's happening in Minneapolis from people in **Nisswa** who probably mean Brainerd when they say they "prefer not to go the city anymore" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
NYTimes has truly outdone itself with this latest in its "ask white guys in diner" genre. Thank goodness we get a perspective on what's happening in Minneapolis from people in **Nisswa** who probably mean Brainerd when they say they "prefer not to go the city anymore" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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@angiecraigmn.bsky.social was the ONLY Minnesota Democrat to vote for the Laken Riley Act. The only one to vote to praise ICE.
Even today, with ICE in our streets, she stands by her pro-Trump votes.
Even today, with ICE in our streets, she stands by her pro-Trump votes.
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
@angiecraigmn.bsky.social was the ONLY Minnesota Democrat to vote for the Laken Riley Act. The only one to vote to praise ICE.
Even today, with ICE in our streets, she stands by her pro-Trump votes.
Even today, with ICE in our streets, she stands by her pro-Trump votes.
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And @mprnews.org’ Chris Farrell tried: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
And @mprnews.org’ Chris Farrell tried: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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“I’ve never seen anything like it,” says one organizer. “The scale of it is so, so massive.”
With the Twin Cities Under Siege, Restaurants Become Hubs of Solidarity - Racket
Restaurants, bars, and coffee shops are collecting donations, handing out whistles, and acting as gathering sites for volunteers and observers.
racketmn.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:37 PM
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” says one organizer. “The scale of it is so, so massive.”
Damn.
Breaking: A federal judge did not immediately grant a temporary halt to ICE's operation in Minnesota in a status conference this morning, but will hold a hearing on the issue either late next week or early the following week. via MPR News reporter Peter Cox
January 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Damn.
Or we could, you know, vow to protect our NATO ally against invasion, thereby securing Greenland’s freedom and independence.
Trump: "If we don't take Greenland, Russia or China will take Greenland, and I am not going to let that happen…One way or the other, we're going to have Greenland."
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Or we could, you know, vow to protect our NATO ally against invasion, thereby securing Greenland’s freedom and independence.
Is “Signal fatigue” a term yet?
January 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Is “Signal fatigue” a term yet?
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For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
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ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
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This is Minneapolis:
"Due to escalated federal agent action in S Minneapolis today, we are recommending to add more patrol support to pick-up times at the following schools..."
The list includes your kids' elementary (& the other 2 closest elementary schools).
Folks jump in to help.
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"Due to escalated federal agent action in S Minneapolis today, we are recommending to add more patrol support to pick-up times at the following schools..."
The list includes your kids' elementary (& the other 2 closest elementary schools).
Folks jump in to help.
1/2
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This is Minneapolis:
"Due to escalated federal agent action in S Minneapolis today, we are recommending to add more patrol support to pick-up times at the following schools..."
The list includes your kids' elementary (& the other 2 closest elementary schools).
Folks jump in to help.
1/2
"Due to escalated federal agent action in S Minneapolis today, we are recommending to add more patrol support to pick-up times at the following schools..."
The list includes your kids' elementary (& the other 2 closest elementary schools).
Folks jump in to help.
1/2
How has Amy Klobuchar showed up during this ICE surge?
January 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM
How has Amy Klobuchar showed up during this ICE surge?
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this is like one of those "how many things can you find wrong with this picture" games
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
this is like one of those "how many things can you find wrong with this picture" games
Dispatch from a neighbor and friend, @taylorcarik.bsky.social
So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?
What’s it like to live in America with a domestic military occupation? Minnesota has the answer.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Dispatch from a neighbor and friend, @taylorcarik.bsky.social
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we are going to win and mother nature is on our side ⛄️
We've lead charmed weather lives so far in January.
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Arctic cold and snow return to Minnesota
A pattern change brings much colder temperatures with occasional snow Thursday into the upcoming weekend.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:40 AM
we are going to win and mother nature is on our side ⛄️
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I’ll say what Mayor Frey doesn’t want to say.
Two words: ABOLISH ICE.
Two words: ABOLISH ICE.
Mayor Jacob Frey Says ‘I Do Not Support Abolishing ICE’ After Telling Agents to ‘Get the F*ck Out of Minneapolis’
Mayor Jacob Frey Says ‘I Do Not Support Abolishing ICE’ After Telling Agents to ‘Get the F*ck Out of Minneapolis’
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) declared he does not support abolishing ICE in a preview of a Fox News interview set to air on Wednesday morning.
The post Mayor Jacob Frey Says ‘I Do Not Support Abolishing ICE’ After Telling Agents to ‘Get the F*ck Out of Minneapolis’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I’ll say what Mayor Frey doesn’t want to say.
Two words: ABOLISH ICE.
Two words: ABOLISH ICE.
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His whole remarks are pretty remarkable. Liberation theology lives. www.nhepiscopal.org/blog
January 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
His whole remarks are pretty remarkable. Liberation theology lives. www.nhepiscopal.org/blog
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Have you had violence used on you or firearms pointed at you by ICE or Border Patrol in the last eight days? Are you willing to talk about it? Contact me securely on Signal. I'm open to questions. signal.me#eu/1bUvkuaFR...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Have you had violence used on you or firearms pointed at you by ICE or Border Patrol in the last eight days? Are you willing to talk about it? Contact me securely on Signal. I'm open to questions. signal.me#eu/1bUvkuaFR...
"If everyone waits for his neighbour to take the first step, the messengers of the vengeful nemesis will come ever closer, and the very last victim will senselessly be thrown into the throat of the insatiable demon" —the White Rose, a WW2-era anti-Nazi resistance group. #ICEOUT
I. Leaflet of the White Rose – Weiße Rose Stiftung e.V.
www.weisse-rose-stiftung.de
January 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM
"If everyone waits for his neighbour to take the first step, the messengers of the vengeful nemesis will come ever closer, and the very last victim will senselessly be thrown into the throat of the insatiable demon" —the White Rose, a WW2-era anti-Nazi resistance group. #ICEOUT
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ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
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I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
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A U.S. Border Patrol agent kneed a man at least five times in the face while several other agents held him pinned facedown on the pavement in south Minneapolis on Friday, according to multiple witnesses who shared videos with the Reformer.
U.S. Border Patrol knees man in face in Minneapolis as other agents hold him down • Minnesota Reformer
A U.S. Border Patrol agent kneed a man at least five times in the face while several other agents held him pinned facedown on the pavement in south Minneapolis on Friday, according to multiple witness...
minnesotareformer.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
A U.S. Border Patrol agent kneed a man at least five times in the face while several other agents held him pinned facedown on the pavement in south Minneapolis on Friday, according to multiple witnesses who shared videos with the Reformer.
Glad to have Keith Ellison as our AG. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Ellison says Minnesota suing feds to end ICE ‘invasion’
Here’s the latest Monday around the increased federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and the killing of Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis last week by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
www.mprnews.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Glad to have Keith Ellison as our AG. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...